Steel hallway-car



No. 865,500. PATBNTED SEPT. 1o, 1907.- W. P. KIESBL, JR.

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'STEEL RAILWAY CAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1907.

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No. 365,500. EATENTED SEPT. 10, 190'?.

W. E. KIESEL, JR. STEEL RAILWAY CAE.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. 23, 1907.

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w MEM BY (Qu W ATTORNEY V i the several parts of the framework and `sheathing in To all whom- 'it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'WILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR., or ALTooNA, PENNSYLVANIA.

STEEL RAILWAY-can.

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Be known that I, WILLIAM F, KIESEL, zen of the United; States, residing at Altoonaf in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania,` have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steel Railway-Cars, of which the following is a'specication.

This invention 'relates `to improvements in the upper vramework andinside and outside sheathingfor steel railway cars, having what is known as a wagon-top roof; that is to say, wherein the carlines pass across the car v from post to post in onewcontinuous arch of semicircular or semi-elliptical shape; and the object of my improvements is to break into the continuity of the roof curve with vertical deck-plates at the proper dis# tances from thecenter' of the car, thereby providing dormer window openings for thedeck lights; Vand to utilize' the deck-plates, by making them longitudinally continuous from end to end of the car, to thoroughly brace the carlines against end shock and strains, said deck-plates being reinforced by stiffening flanges at `top and bottom, and the carlines and upper ends of the posts beingfurther connected and .braced by longitudinal' frame members particularly adapted to receive the inside sheathing and finish and the Outside moi sheets.

A further object is to provide improvements in I v other details of construction of the roof members, and in themanner of applying the 'outside .and inside sheathings thereto. v.

` I attain my objects by constructing and assembling the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

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Figure 1 represents a side elevation of onelend of a car embodying myimprovements', portions of the outer sheathing being broken away to disclose the framework; Fig. 2, an inside elevation of the upper portion of the car on an v enlarged scale, the 'roof being shown sectioned on its medial line; Fig. 3, a transverse section of one-half ofthe superstructure on the lin`e 'a-ol in Fig. `2, looking to the left; Fig. 1 1, a detail showing a side elevation and transverse section of one of the deck p1altes;and Fig. 5, a detail showing one of the transverse l center sill 1, at each side of which angle bar side-sills 2 are supported upon cross-bearers'. From these sidesills the main-frame' posts 4 rise at suitable intervals, dividing the car body into panels, said main frame posts being curved over at the top and joined together specification@ Letters Patent. Appunti@ filed February 23,1907. serial No. 358,976.

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at the center of the car to provide carlines, which form a continuous arch in the framework from one Aside of the car to the other.; these combined posts and carlines being preferably o U-shaped cross section, as. described more ully in my Letters Patent for improve mentsin carlines, No.. 809,920, granted January 9, 1906. 0n the lines where the deck lights are to be located,.l jointogether these carline extensions on .each side oi the car by longitudinal brace members 5,'

whichv are preferably '.t bars, riveted inside the carlines with the central rib or angeprojecting inward.

Between the main frame posts, one or more intermediate posts 6 oi lighter weight are provided to form the framework for the car windows; these intermediate posts being bent inward at their upward ends to con- -form with the curve of the lower portion of the main .post carlines and riveted at their inward extremities to the T bar 5. At their lower 'ends the intermediate l posts rest upon sill plates 7, fastened between the main posts back of the belt rail `8; this construction being the same as that described in.my said Letters Patent Above the -T bar' 5, longitudinal deck-plates 9 rise vertically a suitable distance to provide space for the v deck light window openings. These deck-plates' extend continuously hom'end to end of the car, and have their lower portions set in between the main post carlnes, with their lower edges bent outwardly at an angle at 10 to lie over the upper flange of the '1 bars 5. Where the deck-plates pass across the carlines, they. are still further bent so as to tit over or straddle the carlines, as at 15, these bends 15 conforming to the curve of the carB lines, so that the deck plates at these points have broad anges, vwhich rest upon the carlines and are riveted thereto. The deck-plates are cut out where thew'indow openings are located'and the sashes are bolted or otherwise fastened to the plates at these openings. `The roof sheets are broken into by these deck-plates at each side of the car, and the lower roof sheets 11 rest upon the lower portion of the Icarlines and have their upper l portions bent inwardly between the main 'carlines with a slight vupward incline at 16. The upper edges of .these roof sheets are overlapped by the outward Abends outward,` and having their lower flanges pressed out- Wardly and downwardly at 13 to form eaves moldings;

this particular form of longitudinal brace being more fully described and claimed in a companion application for improvement in railway car frames, Serial No. 358,974 filed February 23,1907. The top side plates 14 have their upper edges riveted in' with the lower flange of the braces 12 back roof. sheets. Y

The upper portions of the deck-plates are bent outwardly at 17 to receive the outer edge of the upper roof sheets, and I preferably bend the outer edge of these Yflanges 17 downwardly, as at 18, to form the eaves mold-` ings. The roof sheets 19 pass across the car between the deck-plates, and have their outer edges riveted at each side to the flanges 17. vWhere the roof` sheets come together, the transverse joints are formed by providing one of the abutting sheets with an inturned llange, bent back upon itself, and' the other sheet with a flange, which is inserted between the bends of the flange on the 'rst sheet, these ianges being vriveted together, as l 5 shown more fully in F ig. 5. By this means a. thoroughly A weatherproof and stiff jointis formed between these roof sheets. 'The lower roof sheets may be joined together in the same way; or Athey may be formed of con, tinuous longitudinal sheets; this being possible, inas 20 much as these lower roof sheets are suiciently narrowA to be formed from one plate oisteel. Y To vsupport the upper roof sheets, II provide longitudinal brace members 21preferably ol' U-shaped cross section, with theirrflanged edges placed upwardly to 25 receive the roof sheets. y The outer brace members 21 will rest upon the top of the carlines, and the more central braces will beset in' between carlines, the roof d sheets at the center of the `car resting directly upon the top of the cai-lines.` In line with the inermediate frame posts, I rivet to the'under side of the roof sheets transverse braces 22 which will also beof U-shaped` cross section, of much lighter weight than the carlines. T hese transverse bars act to stiften and support the roof -sheets between carlines. By this system of longitudi nal and transverse braces I'provide a strong and stiff, but comparatively light, framework for the upper roof sheets, which are thin steel plates. v

At the inside of the frame posts, at points just below the springof the carline arches, and aboveths'window 40 openings, I provide longitudinal brace 4members 23 and 24, which are riveted to the posts and assist the braces l2 in sustaining end shock and strains at this point of the car frame. For the braces 23, I preferably use' T'bars placed with their ribs facing inward, and for the braces 24, I employ angle hars'. Thesebrac'es sup-V port the inside sheathing plates 24,5l which have-moldings n26 and 27 formed integrally therewith at"bottom and top, said moldings being'fitted around the inturned ribs or flanges on braces 23 and24, and beingfastened 5,0 to said braces by means offbolts placed at suitable inof thelower edge of the tervals, said bolts being passed .through the'vertical I flanges of thebraces, and the threaded ends thereof Y Where they project throughI the m0ldings'26 and 27, having cap nuts screwed thereon to clamp the plates 25 in place, said cap .nuts being so formed 'as to present a pleasing finish. L`The f lower moldings 26 are fitted around and between the window-casings and are united to the .inside lintel plates 29 between posts. The up. i per moldings 27 have their upper edgesbentoutwardly to engage the lower edges ofthe headlinings 31, the upper edges of said linings being engaged 'by a similar outward bend on the molding strips 32, which are4 bolted to the braces 5 by means of bolts sit 33, which are hooked f into holes provide-d therefor in the inturned rib of said braces, the ends ofthe bolts being concealed by the cap nuts which fasten the molding strips in place. The head linings 31 are bent to the curve of the carlines, and

are held against the carlines by means of the moldings 27 and 32, at top and bottom, and bymeans ofthe clamping strips 34 at the main frame posts, said clamping 70 strips being `adapted to overlie and conceal the transverse joints between head linings and being secured to the inside cover plates of the carlines by means of bolts inserted inY holes provided therefor at 35 in Fig. 2; this clamping strip and bolt construction being more fully described in my said 'co-pending application.

The upper portion of the molding strips 32 engages i the lower edges of the central head linings 4l, Where said head linings are carried down inside the carlines. Between carlines these central' head linings are cut 8O away for the deck lights, and the molding strips 32 are fitted against the deck plates 9 in these openings. The Vdeck light openings are incased at the topby horizontal y head linings 38, (see Fig-3), the outward edges of which are joined to the deck plates and the inward edges tted to the central head linings and fastened thereto by means of molding strips 39. At the sides of the window openings vertical lining plates 37 are fastened in place at each side ofthe carlines, the inward edges of said lining plates being tted to the curve of the central head linings and fastened thereto by means of molding strips 39. The central head linings are 4fastened to the inside cover plates of the'carlines by means ofbolts and clamping strips corresponding with those employed for the lower head linings 3l. All these head linings may be 95 made from light steel plates, or from asbestos board or other. ireproof material. v v

As the inside sheathing plates 2 5 over the, window openings are to be of light metal I provide .between the' brace members 23 and 24 a series of vertical braces 30, 100

which may be made of angle or channel bar, said braces receiving the plates '25 against their inside faces, andhaving bolted thereto the basket racks, the weight of which the sheathing plates 25 would not sustain. As

so framed and sheathedat the inside and outside, I 105 provide a substantial construction for the car roof which presents a pleasing and finished appearance, and` which' is well adapted to sustain all endwise or sidewise strains in the superstructure of the car.' The continu-i ous archedjcarlines, formed as integral extensions from the main frame posts, are especially adapted to A strengthen the upper portion` of the car frame against side racking strains. Y

What I claim as my Invention and deslre to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The. combination, with the lcar-lines, of 4longitudinal deck-plates having their lower portions set in between and straddling the earlines Where they pass across them. 2. The combination,v with the car-lines, of longitudinal deck-plates having ytheir lower portions set invb'etween and 120 bent outwardly to straddle the carlines'where theyrpass across them, and roof-sheets resting upon the car-lines with their upper portions bent inwardly between carlines, the upper edges of the roof-sheets being-overlapped by the deck-plates.

3. The combination, with the carlines extending across a car in a continuous arch, of longitudinal deck-plates having their' lojverportions set in between and straddling the carlines where they pass across them, roof-sheets resting upon the cal-lines with` their upper portions bent inwardly 13() 4`-between carlines, vthe upper edges of the roof sheets being overlapped by the deelt-plates, and longitudinal braces fastened to the carlines at their inward sides below the deckplates, the deck-platesA and roof sheets where they are joined together between carlines being riveted to said braces;

4. The combination, with the carlines extending across a car in a continuous arch, of longitudinal deck-plates having their lower portions set in between and-straddling the cai-lines where they pass'across them, and upper roof sheets extending across and supported by the carlines between deck-plates, the sheets at each side having their edgesresting upon the top of the deck-plates and said plates being anged along their upper edges to receive said sheets.

5. The combination, with the carlines extending across a car in a continuous arch, of longitudinal deck-plates having their lower portions set in between and straddling the cai-lines where they pass across them, longitudinal braces riveted to the carlines between deck-plates, and upper roof sheets resting upon said braces and fastened to the deckplates at each side.

6. The combination, with the carlines extending across a car in a continuous arcn, of longitudinal deck-plates resting upon the carlines at each side of the center, upper roof sheets passing over the carlines and fastened at the sides to the top of the deck-plates, longitudinal braces riveted to the cai-lines at intermediate points between deck-plates to support the roof-sheets and brace the carlines, and transverse braces riveted to the under side ofthe roof sheets between carlines.

v7."lhe combination, with the carlines extending across a car in la continuous arch, of longitudinal deck-plates having their lower portions set in between a`nd straddling the carlines where they pass across them, head-linings fastened to the carlines between`the deck-plates, said head-linings being cut out between carlines to a level with the upper portion of the deck-plates, top and side linings extending between the head-linings and the deck-plates, and window 'sashes fastened in openings provided therefor in the deckplates.

8. The combination, with the carlines extending across a car in a continuous arch, of longitudinal deck-plates having their lower portions set in between and straddling the carlines where they pass across them, longitudinal braces fastened inside the carlines below the deck-plates, upper and lower head-linings fastened to the carlines, and longitudinal molding strips bolted to the longitudinal braces to fasten'the respective lower and upper edges of said headlinings in place..

9. The combination, with the carlines rising from the main posts, of lower head-linings tted to the carlines above the posts, longitudinal T braces fastened inside the posts and carlines, with their ribs facing inwardly, said braces being spaced apart to receive the upper and lower edges of the head-linings, and molding strips fastened `t0 the braces to fasten said edges to the braces.

10. The combination, with the carlines extending across a car in a continuous arch, of longitudinal T braces riveted inside the carlines in line with the deck lights, and inside and outside sheathing plates fastened thereto.

11. The combination, with the frame posts, of parallel longitudinal braces fastened to the posts above the window openings, `inside longitudinal sheathing plates having moldings formed thereon at top-and bottom and fitted to, said braces, bolts projecting from the braces through holes provided Atherefor in the moldings, and cap nutsscrewed on the projecting `ends of said bolts to fasten the plates `in place` 12. The deck-plates having openings for deck lights out therethrough and out-turned anges along the top and bottom edges, the lower portion of the plates being bent upwardly and outwardly to adapt them to straddle carlines where they pass across them. l

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR. 

